We would have to give up a first round pick, or a few, as well. But, I would much rather have Melo as well. Plus, Doc would help him defensively. 3-peat team right there.

JQuick32

04/06/2014 - 01:45 PM PST

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How is this even in question? LeBron all day! Melo is a selfish brick-chucker and severely overrated. He also is a poor fit for us because he's better as a 4 but we already have Blake.

Laak

04/06/2014 - 01:52 PM PST

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Melo fits better, but I'd still take the best player in the world any day...

Clipperfan9

04/06/2014 - 01:58 PM PST

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Lebron all day every day; that being said, if he's not available, I'd gladly take 'Melo over our current SF

TheThinkingSomething

04/06/2014 - 02:52 PM PST

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Neither, as both would be a very additive gain imo, and, therefore, wouldn't warrant the cost. Give me our current staff of small forwards, and improve our most glaring weakness (still): backup bigs.

A_DOG_NAMED_BUD

04/06/2014 - 02:56 PM PST

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Has no jump shot? He's shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc. That's actually better than Jamal Crawford's shooting %. Lebron's not a sharp shooter, but he still has a good jump shot.

sz123456

04/06/2014 - 02:59 PM PST

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LeBron makes everybody better and he is one of the few elite defenders in the league, and he can do it at practically any position.

A_DOG_NAMED_BUD

04/06/2014 - 03:07 PM PST

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Exactly. He likes to pass and he plays great defense, unlike Melo, who I do actually like. The fact that Lebron is so unselfish makes him a great fit for any team.

aksel

04/06/2014 - 03:20 PM PST

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Neither are even possible why are we even talking about it? Lol. Laker fan like thread right here.

wessleejr

04/06/2014 - 09:17 PM PST

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Lebron of course can drive and pass the ball to any open guy, with CP3 and Lebron in the floor plus Blake it's like we have 3 PG with different sizes.

CP3Heliflopter

04/06/2014 - 09:23 PM PST

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Lebron by a mile lol and his jump shot is fine. If Lebron has no jump shot neither does Blake.

Most likely neither is a realistic option though.

Agent0

04/06/2014 - 09:48 PM PST

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Lebron has no jumpshot? What are we in 2004 or something? lol

The guy has made 39% of his last 534 3PA, if that's not having a jumpshot, then I don't even know what to say.

The real question though is why is this being asked as if there's some sort of option to get either player

kjavis

04/06/2014 - 10:04 PM PST

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Seroiusly not keen on watching Melo throw up bricks and make selfish plays all day, LB makes smart basketball plays and makes everyone better, but having him devoids the need for a superstar PG like CP on the same team. Oh the dillemma thank goodness realisticly its not a situation we will have to deal with

CP3Heliflopter

04/06/2014 - 10:45 PM PST

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Its not ideal but I don't see how its any worse than a Lebron and Wade combo.

comeONcraig

04/07/2014 - 12:30 AM PST

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Lebron. He can score, draw double/triple teams, facilitate, and defend. Melo can score, but forces the issue. Pull up 3's in transition? There has to be a better option than a pull up j.

itsLuigi

04/07/2014 - 12:57 AM PST

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i'd rather take ariza or deng.

A7XDreamTheaterClipps

04/07/2014 - 03:40 AM PST

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Blake, DJ, and LeBron would dominate the open floor.

MunoValente

04/07/2014 - 09:58 AM PST

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Your April Fools joke was several days late.

Silasie

04/07/2014 - 10:05 AM PST

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Yeah, I was waiting for the punchline.

JQuick32

04/07/2014 - 12:09 PM PST

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I'd trade CP3 for LeBron in a nanosecond if LBJ decides to come here. Problem solved. A core of LBJ and Blake gives the rest of the league absolute fits because of their size, strength, athleticism, and guard skills.

Clippers_FTW

04/07/2014 - 12:21 PM PST

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the obvious answer is Lebron James..... But I went for the realistic choice... Resign Granger trade Duds...

CapsNClips

04/07/2014 - 01:05 PM PST

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If we get Melo then he is our #3 man. If we get LBJ then CP3 is our #3 man.

I don't know about you guys but if Chris Paul is your 3rd best player......you are going to win multiple championships.

I'm not even sure I'd take Melo over Bosh. Positioning would be weird, but he knows how to play with superstars.

Agent0

04/07/2014 - 02:17 PM PST

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Sadly the Ariza ship has sailed. We had our chance and "preserved chemistry". Unless he's asking for unreasonable amounts which would keep him out of our hands anyway, i'd be very surprised if Washington didn't keep him.

Deng is probably going to ask for a little more money than this team can throw out. If he wanted $8M, it would be great and workable, but good luck with that as a GM when he'll be getting much more lucrative offers

If this was meant to be realistic didn't think it was, then the only realistic option as of now is the resign Granger etc option.

MunoValente

04/07/2014 - 02:22 PM PST

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Why does keeping Barnes/Granger need to involve trading Dudley? Dudley recently had a game where he started at PF against Kevin Love and did well and he's filled in for Granger lately as well. Granger's health isn't too reliable, so we'd probably want extra depth at the position anyway. Having a versatile player who can fill multiple gaps as needed is pretty useful to have around.

tense2

04/07/2014 - 02:36 PM PST

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The proposed trade doesn't work $ wise.

It's a complete no brainer which you'd choose

Moot point anyway...not happening.

Mistwell

04/07/2014 - 02:51 PM PST

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Is this an April Fools Day thread, posted 5 days late?

itsLuigi

04/07/2014 - 03:27 PM PST

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i was just saying id rather take ariza or deng because they would seem to fit the team better and wouldn't cost as much as lebron/melo. getting ariza and deng seems a little more realistic than getting melo or lebron though. the more realistic options would be getting pierce or resigning granger

wessleejr

04/07/2014 - 03:28 PM PST

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The only player who can convince LBj to come here is CP3 not Doc so trading CP3 for LBj is very slim.

Mistwell

04/07/2014 - 04:18 PM PST

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Melo isn't even a top 5 player.

Agent0

04/07/2014 - 04:30 PM PST

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I don't disagree with that, just saying that sadly even though would be very difficult to accomplish, not to talk of Lebron or Melo. The whole thread is weird, lol

ClipperKyle32

04/07/2014 - 04:48 PM PST

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A Lot of confusion on this thread. There were rumors a while back that Melo and LeBron wanted to play here or with Chris and for Doc. I know you can't get both. To clear....

It's a lot more difficult playing GM then just saying who you'd want, LOL.

And again, for sh!ts and giggles, it's a no brainer.

Silasie

04/07/2014 - 05:30 PM PST

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Melo a role player? eh? I thought he was a franchise superstar ball stopper, which is pretty different.

Edit.Oops. I think I misunderstood what you were saying, my bad.

namzug

04/08/2014 - 01:03 PM PST

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I'm a Lebron hater and I said resign Granger (most realistic and we keep CP3), but if you are keeping Blake then you have to take Lebron. From a basketball standpoint that is an unstoppable group. Just fill with 3 and D type players.

I wouldn't trade Blake or CP3, just for loyalty reasons in any case. Carmelo would be ok, but I wouldn't consider giving too much more then Crawford and Dudley or something similar. Heck honestly I'd have trouble trading DJ and Crawford for just about anybody too, even though I've mentioned it before.

kjavis

04/08/2014 - 08:09 PM PST

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Why hate LOL, theres no loyalty in the NBA, its a business and you do what ever it takes to win it all, even if it meant trading BG/CP

namzug

04/09/2014 - 10:30 AM PST

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BG is off the table, I don't care who is on the other side. His potential is as high as anybody's and he is our draft choice. That doesn't happen as often as it should.

A7XDreamTheaterClipps

04/09/2014 - 12:40 PM PST

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Instead of LeBron or Melon, the Clips should get a young swing that's okay with being a 3rd option but will step it up once CP regresses with age. Maybe Indiana will panic and give us PG for some draft picks and role players.

ClipperKyle32

06/01/2014 - 03:46 PM PST

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Revisit?

clipper*joe

06/01/2014 - 03:54 PM PST

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Revist why? You think the Heat will sign and trade him to us? You think we have the cap space to get melo? No? Then let it go...

laboy

06/01/2014 - 10:45 PM PST

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I think LeBron and griffin would be great together too..

trade paul for lebron..

we can keep collision...he would stay to be a starter..ucla guy

we have collision, redick. lebron,griffin and dj..

then dj would resign for the same amount to stay and play with lebran..

we have bullock, crawford, barnes,and baby would probably stay too if lebran was here..

get a back up point in the draft..

maybe trade dudley for a pick and get a back up big,

and win the championship next year!!!

with a new owner too..

and have a parade!!!

Clippers_FTW

06/20/2014 - 02:12 AM PST

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I would like to Change my vote to Carmelo

Bingo3

06/20/2014 - 09:04 AM PST

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Lebron isn't coming here if we have to give up CP. I don't know why that is so difficult for some of you to understand. If we have to give up Blake to get the best player in the world (and one of the best players of all time), then who wouldn't do that trade? Best possible scenario would be to keep CP and Blake, but that is difficult. Big no to Melo as we don't need another chucker. But this is all moot point considering the chances of either one coming here are slim.

Clippers_FTW

06/20/2014 - 01:25 PM PST

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Glen Davis and Danny Granger to opt out

Clippers_FTW

06/20/2014 - 01:28 PM PST

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Knew Danny granger would. But I thought we were keeping big baby

tense2

06/21/2014 - 02:08 PM PST

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Good...We made out in those choices. Better replacements out there for the same $ or a little more. Next.

CapsNClips

06/21/2014 - 02:19 PM PST

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Yep, and I think losing to OKC showed Doc our biggest flaw. LENGTH!

We can't get by anymore with 6'9" players at the Center position. Good riddance Big Baby.

slestack11

06/21/2014 - 02:38 PM PST

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It would be hard to see Blake Griffin go, but if we did do a straight up swap for Lebron, couldn't the Clippers then add Pau Gasol for MLE to fill in at PF? Pau may be interested in staying in LA and will have a starting spot on a very competitive team. Additionally, we add Paul Pierce and re-sign some of those folks that opted out and add a couple bigs like Kris Humphreys, Shawn Marion, and Andray Blatche or Birdman to fill out the roster. So the Clippers could sport this lineup next season

PG CP3, Collison

SG Redick, Crawford, Willie Green

SF Lebron, Pierce, Barnes, Dudley

PF Pau Gasol, Kris Humphreys, Shawn Marion

C Deandre, Blatche

I think this team competes for the NBA title next season. Of course, lots of these veterans are going to have to be willing to play for minimal contracts.

bebe

06/21/2014 - 04:51 PM PST

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Keep our core team and add some defense. LeBron needs to go to a team that is going to build around him. I can't believe everyone thinks their team can win a championship with LeBron or Carmelo. The Clips have their Stars and we don't need neither one.